Woodturning | Process I Use To Prepare Burls For Casting in Resin 

Red and copper is my suggestion.

Lewis. clear with a hint of med to light brown. Looking forward to result 🇦🇺👍

I like the idea of copper with mother of pearl powder added so that you get a nice swirling glittery color going on. That burl is beautiful.

You have a beautiful burl there Lewis and I think a clear AMBER would accentuate what nature has done and not hide it. I'm sure whatever colour you choose will look absolutely stunning.

I read all the other comments and like the idea of a highlight of the deeper areas with a somewhat translucency? Now here's a wild idea - dark interior with a glow in the dark highlights, clear resin pour.

I recently saw a turner paint the inside of the burl with a gold or copper . Then used a translucent amber for the final casting. It gave the whole project a secret cave affect 👍

Ocean blue resin with pearl white mixed in would be pretty that's going to be one nice piece of wood art can't wait to see the end result have a wonderful day. Thanks for sharing your talents with us

Light pink, white, red like cherry blossoms 🌸

Light Gold and purple. Thanks for letting us participate with the pigment colors. Can’t wait to see your finished art piece. It really amazes me how you can turn that burl and see what you are making. Thanks again.

That's going to be a gorgeous turned vessel. I suggest a flame motif - red, orange, yellow.

the bluest blue you have is what i’d do. like royal blue, not navy or sky blue. you mix your colors strong so i know it would look great! i hope you try using clear resin someday, or clear mixed with another color. i’ve seen some really great work done that way and i know you would do it justice.

A 3/4 medium/dark green with 1/4 copper swirled throughout. Or a gunmetal grey with blue and silver swirled. Beautiful wood! Can’t wait to see the finished product!

I agree with the orange with silver metallic. Will be awesome what ever color you choose. Thanks for they great video.

Nicely done, I vote for sky blue and silver!

The burl is gorgeous. 3/4 purple and 1/4 gold I think would make it pop. Thanks for asking what I think 👍. Be safe my friend!

Translucent amber is my suggestion. It will help highlight the cherry piece as it darkens with age.

Excellent how to video! Thank you for that. I think Black, Orange with Silver/White pearl would look Awsome.

I have a similar sized chuck of cherry burl so excited to see whatever color combination is chosen. I would favor a Smokey silver gray.

Lewis Enjoyed watching your process on the burl!! I agree that the extra effort is worth the time. As for colour I like blue! Translucent blue with a white pearl mica. No matter the colour, I know you’ll make it a beautiful piece! Appreciate your time and talent. Thanks Tim

My vote would be with the purple and gold. Transparent enough for light to accentuate the colors and maybe a little irradecance to one of the colors.

Hi from Halifax, NS, Lewis. I’m a big red fan and I think that works well with the cherry wood. So anything in that family- red, maroon, burgundy would look fabulous.

Hey Lewis, great video, my friend! Appreciate you sharing your process for this. I can’t wait to see the finished product. As far as color, how about violet, with streaks of black and silver.

A green, trending on the light side, I believe would compliment the burl well.

Great start to the project. Im going to suggest black with whips of silver running through it.

Great to see how you get it ready for the next stage I my self havnt done any reason in any of my wood turning but would love to give it a go . Now I think a metallic orange with a bit of silver but I think what ever you do it will be out standing

Cool idea taking suggestions. I like others think a very translucent color would be appropriate but I’d add a hint of yellow with some white flecks for highlights and interest.

My suggestion is electric blue with silver flakes. I had a rat rod in the 1970s that color and she was a beauty.

Metalic Blue, Looks like it is going to be a Great piece. Good Luck 🤞

That’s going to be very cool! I will like it no matter what colour you choose, but I’m always partial to shades of blue. Looking forward to seeing it finished. Cheers, Rick

I like the blue idea but I'd go with something the glassblowers use, called Copper Blue. Might take a mix of colours to achieve but a bit of metallic flake after could be spectacular. Love the channel!

im thinking a very dark maroon/burgundy with pearl swirled in. cant wait to see it! 😊

I like “Glitter Purple” from “Designer Epoxy”. It’s really a dark blue.

Looking good Lewis,as for colour I lean towards brighter colours. Maybe blues or greens.

I see a lot of pretty blue, would like to see deep wine red. Good video so far

Lewis I think it would look so cool with glitter purple, or two blues with a white streak. Only my thoughts buddy

This looks interesting. I would suggest - so as not to distract from the beauty of the wood - to use clear resin with swirls of pearly-white

Agree with dark green with copper powder swirls .

A rainbow swirl might look good!!!

I would love to see burgundy with a swirl of pearl or white. Beautiful piece.

Purple and gold!

CLear - clear - clear. Oil or stain the wood for texture showing, then put into resin for all outer coating. Knurl out the interior and eventually, finishing up the interior with oil or stain, then repour internal clear resin, and finish up final turning of the bowl for final production. Be able to see through the burl and enjoy the wood outside surface and inside surface.

Really enjoyed your skilful tool work. Not sure what colour but I think a light colour would suit such as Turquoise or even bright yellow with red streaks if possible.

Lewis - Gold!

Beautiful wok Like your removing of the bark for bark can be real trouble. a medium blue wood look good.

Since I live in Chapel Hill NC home of the TAR HEELS, I would say Carolina blue.

Beautiful and thank you for sharing this information as well as all of your instructional content. It is very helpful. As for the burl: there is a lot of orange and yellow in the wood so a darker green mixed with a white or silver swirl would set that off very nicely. Can't wait to watch the rest of the work!

I would suggest that if you put a light shaded oil finish on that you go with a clear or light shaded color to complement the cherry. And if you go the other way so should the resin

To brighten it up I think I would go with bright yellow with swirls of white

Great video - great project! Maybe an emerald green could enhance the wood colors.

Think a red and copper would work well, but I always like a deep blue and green mix.

copper color would look cool. good bring out more of the natural color.

Great work so far on detailing the progression. I think a Kelly or Forest green would work well with the cherry. Be well my friend.

Great start Lewis. I'd suggest a pearlescent blue and white for color, if I'm not too late for suggestions. Wes @ Piedra Designs

I like turquoise blue.

Very interesting.

Hi Lewis, your Cherry Burl looks amazing, and for that reason I would cast in clear resin. Sorry I know you said what colour and clear isn't a colour, but why hind what nature has done so perfect. But what ever you do, I know it will turn out great. P.S Thank You for giving me many ideas over time watching your channel.

navy blue ,mother of pearl, forest green,mix.

Dark green with silver accents

Iridescent blue

Red and Gold

A brighter red with interference or color shift color swirled with it would look nice.

Red with pearl

I think marine blue with pearl white and black swirling

Orange dye with following mica: gold, yellow, orange, white.

violet with gold.

GDAY Ernie smith from brisbane Australia, it's only a suggestion pumpkin orange or emerald green.

Blue with some swirled black or dark grays

I think it would look great with a darker green in a hollow form but that's just me.

Red gold

I suggest Copper and Blue with mother of pearl or metal flake

Beautiful even with out the resin. Can not tell if it has the green streaks we get in orchard cherry. If so, a color to go with the streaks would be appropriate. Yukon Gold (Klondike) along with a pearl type color might be a good choice. But I have not found a color that does not look good on cherry. I have stopped using clear and colors that turn ugly as the resin yellows with age.

Rose gold

Blue

I like to see the wood through the resins so a light amber or a translucent seafoam

Emerald green

Really great video! How long did it take you to get all the bark off that piece?? I really appreciate your attention to detail. What brand of vacuum chamber do you use? Where do you get your burls? Thanks for all the effort of making the videos.

Perfect timing and explanations, Lewis! Tomorrow morning I was planning iced coffee on the deck while cleaning out a maple burl from my wife, for my last birthday in October. It doesn't have much for voids, and they are deep. I was concerned about the resin getting into the places I need it, until you wisely said you need it to penetrate only as deep as the final bowl thickness. Now I'm just looking forward to getting that bright orange resin in there. I've wanted to do orange for a long time, and I plan to keep the bowl or hollow form for myself. The blank is kiln dried and I cannot stabilize it. What do you think about, before the resin, a light coat of CA glue in the inclusions to prevent missed dirt or debris from floating or getting into the resin? Any other experiences or advice you could share? TYVM For yours, I'll suggest lighter green dye and yellow mica, expecting a chartreuse result.

Red pearlescent

That will be a beautiful piece, what about a copper color.

A very light turquoise, almost clear.

copper and green

And gold and green

I would suggest a minimum of color, clear with perhaps some swirls of silver

red and copper would look good.

I am thinking a deep red with gold metal flakes dispersed through out.

Copper and Orange.

Probably too late at this stage but you never can go wrong with turquoise.

Grapefruit color

Red with swirls of white or silver

I’m thinking a copper metallic powder.

How about Candy Apple Red with Black inlines

Copper - Bronze

I think clear and a bit of copper

how about yellow with some mother of pearl swirls.

a mid tone green

Canadian flag red.

It’s going to look hog regardless of the color.

Gun metal

Hi from Halifax, NS, Lewis. I’m a big red fan and I think that works well with the cherry wood. So anything in that family- red, maroon, burgundy would look fabulous.

Red pearlescent